Object details
Object number
7.2.10
Creator(s)
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Damascène Morgand
(Sommery, 1840 - 1898, Paris)
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publisher
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Ernest Quentin-Beauchart
(Monplaisir-Courjumelle , 1830 - 1910)
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author
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Mary, Queen Of Scots
(Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587, Fotheringhay, England)
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subject
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Marguerite De Valois, Reine De France
(Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1533 - 1615, Paris)
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subject
Title
The Women Bibliophiles of France: XVI, XVII, and XVIII Centuries, Vol. 1 [Les Femmes Bibliophiles de France (XVIe, XVIIe, & XVIIIe siècles)]
Date
1886
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Beige paper binding with black and red lettering and decoration on front cover and spine
Description
Vol. 1. ; 4°
Dimensions
30 x 20 x 4.5 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Collection of Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Offered at the sale of the Gerald Ephraim Hart collection in 1890, lot 132.
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $9 for two volumes on 17 November 1891, lot 230.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal, to be sold by auction, Apr. 15th to 19th, 1890, Charles F. Libbie & co., auctioneers (Boston, 1890), p. 13.
Charles F. Libbie and Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 1891), p. 22.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 8.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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